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FEED ME SEYMOUR

My son Alex and I were sitting on our back deck enjoying the late morning sun when we heard the frantic call of a bird. Looking around we saw a bird chasing another bird through the underbrush of our woods. While the one bird seemed to be trying to escape, the other frantically stayed hotContinue reading “FEED ME SEYMOUR”

PLENTIFUL PEPPERS

I was still rubbing the sleep out of my eyes as I was walking into the kitchen when my husband Steven and son Alex came in the back door. “Where have you two been?” I asked not even looking up. “We were in the garden.” Alex said. “Look at this!” Steven was holding out aContinue reading “PLENTIFUL PEPPERS”

NATURE’S FIREWORKS

It was dusk and I was heading into the kitchen when I saw a tiny yellow glow on the window of our back door. “Ah…” I came closer and saw that it was a lightning bug, pulsing its light as it looked for a mate. “I think you might be too late.” I said sadlyContinue reading “NATURE’S FIREWORKS”

CHEESE TAX

“Winston’s here!” I called out to my husband Steven and son Alex as I stood by the front window. Our friends were going on a trip and we were going to be dog sitting. I watched as Winston came trotting up our sidewalk, pausing a moment to get some momentum up, before climbing our frontContinue reading “CHEESE TAX”

SPECIAL DELIVERY

My phone chimed that someone was at our side door. “Are you expecting someone?” I called to my son Alex as I picked up my phone to see who was captured on our Ring doorbell. “No.” He called back. When I looked at the camera no one was on the side porch. “That’s weird.” IContinue reading “SPECIAL DELIVERY”

FINDER OF LOST THINGS

“Do you know where the silver cooler bag is?” My son Alex called to me from the kitchen. I grabbed the remote and muted the show I was watching. “Pantry cabinet, bottom shelf, under my Mom’s blue Dutch oven pot.” I called back from the living room. I kept the show muted until I heardContinue reading “FINDER OF LOST THINGS”

YOU’VE GOT MAIL

I had just finished addressing an envelope to my sister. The stamp was already attached and as I stood up from my chair, licking the envelope closed, I began walking towards the front door. My son Alex caught up with me when I was halfway out the door. “Where are you going?” He asked asContinue reading “YOU’VE GOT MAIL”

BEETASTIC

I’d just gotten up and was headed to the kitchen when my husband Steven stopped me in the hallway holding out a tray with vegetables on it. “Oh good. You’re up!” He said as he held out the tray for me to see. “I was just coming to show you what Alex and I gotContinue reading “BEETASTIC”

CLOVER CONFETTI

I was standing in the front yard with my husband Steven looking at our lawn. “You know I really love the look of clover sprinkled through the lawn.” I said. “It’s like a clover confetti party right in our own front yard!” Steven looked over at me with a confused look on his face. “Really?”Continue reading “CLOVER CONFETTI”

ODE TO THE DAY LILY

O fleeting flame of summer. At the end of spring you burst open- One bold flare in a sea of green, Your orange petals whisper heat As the school doors sigh and close. My son Alex came out on the back deck where I was sitting in a rocking chair, my laptop open and restingContinue reading “ODE TO THE DAY LILY”